Her name comes up whenever the Iraqi maqam is mentioned, Mrs. Farida Mohammed Ali who was born in the city of Karbalaa in 1963.
Her talent was discovered since childhood through participation in school and public teams led by Mr. Farooq Hilal in the 70s and 80s. later, she joined the big singer Ilham almadfaee’s band.
As she was one of the most promising talents, the great musician Muneer Basheer asked her to join him, and asked Hussain Alaadamy to train her and teach her some of the Iraqi maqam.
She has specialized in singing Iraqi maqam in a wonderful way, especially the maqam of Aldasht. Mrs Farida, during her study of many types maqams, has learned 40, and therefore the artist Hussein Adhami said, “I was not a teacher but a guide to her talent”. Farida was in the lead among her peers in singing the Iraqi maqam and was the first female singer to earn an academic degree in music. Her name comes up whenever the Iraqi maqam is mentioned, Mrs. Farida Mohammed Ali who was born in the city of Karbalaa in 1963.
Her talent was discovered since childhood through participation in school and public teams led by Mr. Farooq Hilal in the 70s and 80s. later, she joined the big singer Ilham almadfaee’s band.
As she was one of the most promising talents, the great musician Muneer Basheer asked her to join him, and asked Hussain Alaadamy to train her and teach her some of the Iraqi maqam.
She has specialized in singing Iraqi maqam in a wonderful way, especially the maqam of Aldasht. Mrs Farida, during her study of many types maqams, has learned 40, and therefore the artist Hussein Adhami said, “I was not a teacher but a guide to her talent”. Farida was in the lead among her peers in singing the Iraqi maqam and was the first female singer to earn an academic degree in music. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx